Overview

• Sources confirmed in July 2025 that Linda Henry has no plans to reprise Shirley Carter on EastEnders
• Producer Chris Clenshaw’s 2023 claim that Henry was merely on a break has been superseded by this final exit
• Henry’s character left Albert Square in December 2022 following a storyline mourning her son’s presumed drowning
• She will play mechanic Pam alongside Danny Dyer in the second season of Sky’s comedy series Mr Bigstuff
• Series creator Ryan Sampson described her casting as a “lovely little Easter egg” for EastEnders fans and praised her as “amazing”